Projects

Park Quadrant, Glasgow

Completing the Masterplan for Woodlands Hill

Our role

The site is located within the Park Conservation Area, Glasgow, and was planned to accommodate residential development in the 1855 masterplan by Charles Wilson.

However, development never materialised and it was sold to adjacent residents, then utilised as a school playground, before falling into disuse.

It was then acquired by Glasgow City Council in 1981 for residential development. A series of applications thereafter failed to deliver development and Expresso Property was identified in 2014 as the preferred bidder for the site following a design competition.

Turley provided planning and heritage services.

Results

The proposed development will complete the Charles Wilson Masterplan in a respectful manner and will present a sympathetic elevation as a continuation of the A-listed Park Quadrant terrace.

Due to significant public objection, particularly from local residents, the proposal was heard at a public hearing. Development was supported by Members, who agreed with the officer recommendation that “As a piece of contemporary architecture, the proposed building is a distinctly sensitive response to a site which is defined by its context amongst the listed buildings of Woodlands Hill.”